The Terrifying Path of Immortal Cultivation

The eerie phenomenon of the blood and flesh wriggling in the body was instantly suppressed.

A pitch-black, invisible distortion sound, like a wail, emanated from his body.

Li Qing frowned, and his shadow paper incarnation noticed the anomaly.

Although the city was engulfed in raging flames and eerie atmosphere, it was unusually quiet.

An invisible force rose from the ground, spreading over all the buildings in the city.

The city seemed to be covered in a faint mist, and countless buildings turned into a unified mass of stone.

This strange phenomenon slightly surprised him.

At this moment, a violent roar erupted from the Jixia Academy, catching his attention.

Dozens of figures clashed, and numerous lights exploded in the sky, dazzling like gems amidst the blood-red sky.

Simultaneously, the four city gates burst open, and a group of eerie figures rushed in.

There were over a hundred huge monsters, the smallest of which was thirty feet long.

However, all these monsters were as desiccated as a layer of skin, with an invisible force connecting them to the distant depths.

A gigantic monster, covered in terrifying tentacles, was drifting towards the city from a distance.

Terrifying power emanated from its body, with strange radiance that seemed to have an evil glow capable of contaminating everything.

Li Qing observed it through the shadow paper and felt a strange force trying to invade his mind.

"The Righteous Path of the Mortal World is Built from Alteration" firmly suppressed his mind and body, unaffected by the external eerie forces.

His eyes narrowed slightly. "These should be the monsters cultivated in the ruins of the True Teaching."

"They do look terrifying."

Over a hundred monsters charged into the streets, rampaging towards the surrounding buildings.

Although all the buildings were covered in a hazy glow, some still collapsed under the assault of these massive creatures.

Suddenly, a fierce battle cry erupted.

"Attack!"

Tens of thousands of troops suddenly surged from various corners of the city, led by some military and cultivator experts, charging towards the monsters and some cultivators shrouded in evil radiance from all directions.

The sudden appearance of tens of thousands of troops shocked everyone.

Some cultivators shrouded in blood-red light, facing the oncoming army, revealed a hint of horror on their faces.

...

In the sky, many Demon Dao cultivators engaged in battle suddenly sensed the changes underground.

A blood-armored man fought two experts alone, the situation deadlocked.

His gaze shifted downward, his expression changing drastically.

"You were prepared in advance?"

His opponent chuckled, "Of course, you've already fallen into a trap."

"Die, Black Blood Daoist!"

At this moment, the Black Blood Daoist burst into maniacal laughter. "Prepared or not, the Blood Demon Seed has formed, and you are destined to lose."

The sky once again descended into chaos.

...

Inside the Seven Treasures Pagoda, Li Qing's lips curved into a smile. "You've finally made your move."

"Now it's my turn."

A shadow emerged from under his feet, and with a wave of his hand, all the talismans in his hand fell onto it.

In the next instant, this shadowy paper person disappeared into the air, vanishing from the Seven Treasures Pagoda in a flash.

In just a few breaths, he returned to the Jixia Academy, which was now eerily quiet.

The students had disappeared at some point, indicating that the Jixia Academy had long been prepared.

The shadow silently slipped into the library. The atmosphere here was completely different, with even Xu Lao absent.

It seemed that all the restrictions in the library had been activated, and Li Qing's shadow seamlessly merged into them.

Slightly moved, he thought, "I still have 29 Transformation Talismans in my hand, each capable of sustaining for 5 breaths. 29 talismans amount to 145 breaths, approximately half an hour."

"I don't have much time left."

Darting downwards, he reappeared in a room filled with restrictions after two breaths.

His gaze fell on the labels on the bookshelves.

"Spiritual Consciousness Realm" caught his eye.

In a flash, he rushed over, and the shadow's hand swiftly scanned through book after book.

The information on the Jade Tablet was rapidly changing.

His target was the techniques above the Spiritual Consciousness Realm. As for the True Law Realm, he could directly apply after overcoming this tribulation, without wasting time on it.

There was only one bookshelf for the Spiritual Consciousness Realm, and it took him less than 10 breaths to complete the entire recording.

During the process, his gaze was also searching for the next target.

The Soul Realm also fell into his sight, and he dashed over in a flash.

However, there were far fewer books on the Soul Realm, barely filling one-third of a bookshelf.

After another 5 breaths, all the books were swiftly copied by him.

At this point, he furrowed his brow because there were only two bookshelves for the Spiritual Consciousness Realm and the Soul Realm.

His gaze then turned to the other bookshelves emitting strange power fluctuations.

These bookshelves bore some horrifying titles.

"Records of Insane Cultivators."

"Forbidden Tales."

"Bizarre Journeys."

...

He immediately rushed over, his palm passing over these books, and countless pieces of information were being recorded on the Jade Tablet.

The contents on the Jade Tablet were not just text; various strange patterns also appeared.

These patterns were shrouded in an inexplicable mist, seemingly due to the power of the Jade Tablet.

In just dozens of breaths, at least half of the books in the room had been copied by him.

There was no danger in the room this time, only the full operation of the restrictions, ready to attack any anomalies.

Finally, the time for the last breath arrived.

The shadow paper person shattered with a bang, turning into ashes.

Li Qing took a deep breath, and with a hint of joy, slowly opened his eyes.

"Hehe, I finally completed it."

"All the information is in my hands. Once I obtain the information on the True Law Realm, the path from Foundation Building to the Soul Realm should be fully laid out."

With a pensive look in his eyes, he thought, "Now, I just have to wait for this tribulation to pass completely."

"I wonder what are the chances of success for Master and the others?"

He closed his eyes slightly, and dozens of perspectives appeared in his mind, all from the shadow paper people.

By now, over 30 shadow paper people had been affected by the external attacks and turned to ashes.

However, even with just the remaining ones, it was enough to oversee the entire situation.

In the sky, the blood-colored clouds obscured everything, and no one knew the actual situation inside.

On the ground, with the addition of a large number of soldiers, the brilliance of the military formations sealed off one area after another.

Jixia Academy had the upper hand, with a general clad in armor leading the charge, wreaking havoc with his soldiers.

"The King of North State, huh."